PREVIDENT 5000 PLUS

Drug Name: PREVIDENT 5000 PLUS

PREVIDENT 5000 PLUS DESCRIPTION:
SODIUM FLUORIDE 1.1% DENTAL - TOPICAL (SO-dee-um FLOOR-ide)

COMMON PREVIDENT 5000 PLUS BRAND NAME(S):
Karidium, Karigel, Neutracare, Prevident

PREVIDENT 5000 PLUS SIDE EFFECTS:
Inform your doctor if you experience mouth or gum irritation while using PREVIDENT 5000 PLUS. If your teeth become stained or change color, notify your dentist. Nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhea, headache or muscle twitches may occur if PREVIDENT 5000 PLUS is accidentally swallowed. If these symptoms occur, contact your doctor. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.

HOW TO USE PREVIDENT 5000 PLUS:
PREVIDENT 5000 PLUS: This is best used once daily just before bedtime after routine brushing and flossing or as directed by your doctor. Apply a thin ribbon of medicine to a toothbrush and brush thoroughly for 2 minutes or as directed. Adults: after use, spit out excess. For best results, do not eat, drink or rinse for 30 minutes. Age 6 to 16: after use, spit out excess and rinse mouth thoroughly.

PREVIDENT 5000 PLUS USES:
Sodium fluoride makes teeth more resistant to decay and bacteria that cause cavities. PREVIDENT 5000 PLUS is used to prevent cavities. This fluoride supplement is used when the drinking water contains low fluoride levels (less than 0.7 parts per million).

PREVIDENT 5000 PLUS PRECAUTIONS:
Tell your doctor your medical history, especially of: any allergies, kidney problems, joint pain. If you live in an area where the drinking water is fluoridated, inform your doctor. Before using this medicine, tell your doctor if you are pregnant. It is not known if PREVIDENT 5000 PLUS is excreted into breast milk. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.

PREVIDENT 5000 PLUS DRUG INTERACTIONS:
Tell your doctor of all prescription and nonprescription medications you may use. Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.

PREVIDENT 5000 PLUS OVERDOSE:
If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately. Symptoms of overdose may include nausea, vomiting, excess saliva, stomach pain, diarrhea, irritability, seizures, and loss of consciousness.

PREVIDENT 5000 PLUS NOTES:
Fluoride is found in tea, fluoridated water and fish eaten with bones such as sardines.

MISSED PREVIDENT 5000 PLUS DOSE:
If you miss a dose, apply it as soon as remembered; do not use it if it is near the time for the next dose, instead, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not "double-up" the dose to catch up.

PREVIDENT 5000 PLUS STORAGE:
Store at room temperature between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 to 30 degrees C) away from heat and light. As with all medications, keep out of the reach of children.